The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-09


astonishn1ent Peter addressed them and
explained to them this notable mir
acie had been rought upon this man.
and they saw and knew. by this that it
was done entirely through the faith he
had in Jesus Christ, whom they
had delivered up to be cruciied and
whom God had raised up from the dead.
And he preached unto them Christ
Jesus, and the resurrection from that
standpoint, and then called upon the
people to repent, and says be TO them: :
And now, brethren. | Tot that through
ignorance We did it, as did alsn :
rulers. Repent ye, her for aAd
be conv .r;ed, that your sins III y
be plotted out when the time O.
refreshing shall come from the pres
ence of the Lord; aud he snail So nd you
Jesus Christ, which before was preached
unto you. whom the heavens must re :
ceive until the times of restitution OF ait
things, which God hath spoken by the
mouths of all His holy prophets since
the world began"
Here the apostle held ont to them the
nope of a forgiveness AMI redemption
through the blood OF Christ, which
would take place at the time OF his
coming, and the time OF he restitu ton
of all things. on condition inst they re-
pented, and woutd be baptized for the
remission Of their sins and henceforth
eadeavor 10 live IN jesus Christ aud
serve him 20 the best Of I'M ir ability
taat they might hope for a forgiveness
OF their sins, their reSto ration and re
demption, even for this great sin, be
cause it was ignorantly done,
wherein they had consented to the
death of thu Son of God.
well remember heariI & the Prophet
Joseph, in speaking up' this subject
to q vast assembly of Saints in Nauvoo,
when ne asked the privilege of giving
expression of Peters words more clearly.
as it was shown unto him-the English
version was q little obscure-he used
this language, or rather will repeat it
in the sense of the Scriptures in the
original saying unto the people: Il
wish We rulers had done this ignorantly
as did those VIII m you ruled Now
the Prophet wished to draw
the line of distinction between those
" 10 did sin ignorantly and those who
slnned Understandings with their eyes
wide open. He held that the rulers
we're mora responsible than the masses
who consented therttI; that here was
more hop for the mas>e than the rulers.
do not wish to dwell upon this sub
j ct, only in few words to explain my
ideas; that there are many who are
looking forth with hope to the day of
redemption, because of the promises
made unto them and their fathers,
that th-re is hope held out TO them
" len the day of reGemp ion may come
buC not until the time of the
second coming Of the Savior, the
time of restitution spoken of by all
the holy prophets since the world b.
gan This brings me, then, TO the sub
ject l wish TO refer tO-the salvation of
the dead by the preaching of the Cos
pei unto them according to the words
Of the Apostle Paul in the 5th chapter
Of the Corinthians. % b verse, wherein
he says: Else what shall thsy do,
which are baptised for the dead, If the
dead rise not at alp WHY are We thee
baptized for he dead?" This 10Th verse
is tLr, wn in as a sort of adiuoct
10 the Saints who are in hUpe of Oeing
thus baptized for their converted n
ired and faith who have died without a
knowledge OF these principles Now.
aptism of water. or the burying of the
body under the water, and raising 1t up
1us of the water, is simile of the death.
burial ana resurrection combined, Snd
n the language OF this same apostle, IN
lis Epistle to the Romans. he says:
Know ye not that so many Of US as
baptized into his death2 Therefore
re are buried with him by
Baptism into death, that like
as Oh list was raised up from
he dead by the glory of the father,
,Ven so we also should walk in neWness
# life" And We die as the old man
With sin, and put on the new man,
which Is after Christ Jesus. benceforgh
lot to walk in sin, corrupt carnal flesh
Is IN the lusts thereof, but to walk in
jhrlst Jesus. Now this scriptu he
ikened to the baptism of water. to the |
burial, as we are buried with Christ IN
Ne baptism OF his death, and il resem
lles the burial of NE mortal tabernacle |
hen be died in the e8r'h. The raising
out of the waters Of baptism, COR
to the resurrection alter heath. |
And it Is in view OF this great funda- |
mental doctrine of Ghrist-the doctrine |
# the resurrection OF the body, thai the |
ordinance of baptism tor the dead was |
instituted as smile, or likeness thereof, |
o foreshadoW to all believers who re- |
GIVE the gospel the hope of glorious !
uato life and immortality. |
Even as Tepentant sinner is !
;leSnsed from his sins through |
water baptism, heneeforth TO waIk |
n newness of life 1t seems to |
lave been so taught and understood by |
hose who were being baptized for their |
lead kindred and friends, and the |
Apostle Paul seems 10 have delighted |
% dwell upon these things, aud there |
must have been some who doubted the |
eality of a literal resurrection from |
he dead, which led him to say in his |
to the Corinthians: Else |
THAT shall they DO, which are baptized |
or the dead, if the dead rise not all? |
Why are they then baptized for the |
lesdf" Hence baptism of water is in |
he likeness of death, and the com ng
'ut of the water ss q simile of the |
esurrectioa Of the body, in this ordi-
lance, 30 also we officiate in similar
way ia the water baptism by the living
n Hken ssS of death and resurrec ion
or the dead. Hence it is not consistent
q our faith 70 doubt in these ordinances
1t this late day. To call IL question the
literal resurrection. Now in connection
With this will read few verses from
The epistle of Peter, 4 CHI. verse;: For
his cause was the Gospel preached
also TO them that are dead. that they
night be judged according to men in
he flesh, but live according to God in